Imbibe Magazine

JUNE 11, 2025

Solemn Oath first brewed lightly fruity Lü in 2016, and it grabbed a bronze medal at that year’s Great American Beer Festival, later becoming a year-round beer in 2018. It’s a traditional beer style with a twist,” Genesee brand director Inga Grote-Ebbs says of the beer, which was first released in 2018.

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VinePair

JULY 10, 2025

billion in 2018, and Aviation Gin for $610 million in 2020 has receded. But ultimately, it makes for a more competitive and healthy industry landscape than the easy capital he found when raising funds for a prior alcohol brand in 2018. It’s almost like the beer has gone flat.”

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Just Drinks

JUNE 23, 2025

Richard Woodard June 23, 2025 Share Copy Link Share on X Share on Linkedin Share on Facebook Back in autumn 2018, I was enjoying a tour of Adnams’ Copper House Distillery in Southwold on the UK’s Suffolk coast, in the company of the wonderful John McCarthy, Adnams’ late engineer-turned-distiller. I know, I know,” he said.

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The Whiskey Wash

JULY 4, 2025

The company is already known for a stable of global spirit icons – Glenfiddich and The Balvenie, Grant’s, Monkey Shoulder, as well as Hendrick’s Gin, Tullamore D.E.W. The move echoes an earlier step in 2018, when Edrington sold off the Cutty Sark blended whisky brand to focus on higher-end offerings. Irish whiskey, and other brands.

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Imbibe Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

When Aviation American Gin first hit shelves in 2006, it was something of a novel spirit. Unlike the juniper-forward London dry gins that had long dominated the market, Aviation brought other botanicals to the forefront, with its prominent citrus, spice, and floral notes.

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Chilled Magazine

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Passionate entrepreneur and philanthropist John Paul DeJoria, the self-made billionaire and founder of Patrón Tequila and Paul Mitchell hair care, has announced the purchase of Waterloo Gin, the first gin brand distilled in Texas. Both varieties of Waterloo Gin are naturally free of gluten, carbs, and additives.

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Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Established in 2018 by Laurent Berriat, Oliver Hidier, and Stephane Aussel, Spiritique stands as a distinguished French spirits brand, born from the collaborative efforts of three seasoned industry professionals. In its inaugural year, Spirtiique introduced Yu Gin later introducing Yu No, a non-alcoholic alternative to Yu Gin.

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Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Established in 2018 by Laurent Berriat, Oliver Hidier, and Stephane Aussel, Spiritique stands as a distinguished French spirits brand, born from the collaborative efforts of three seasoned industry professionals. In its inaugural year, Spirtiique introduced Yu Gin later introducing Yu No, a non-alcoholic alternative to Yu Gin.

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Just Drinks

JULY 8, 2025

So far, the company, set up in 2018 and with a presence in the UK and continental Europe, has raised around £4m. Dean Best July 8, 2025 Share Copy Link Share on X Share on Linkedin Share on Facebook Among the products marketed by Sapling Spirits is a refill pouch. 9.5m) from investors.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Once the star of the cocktail scene, gin has never regained momentum since vodka took off in recent decades. But based on the number of new craft gins and unique expressions hitting the market, and a few key gin acquisitions from major spirits players, the U.S. is warming to gin once again — for real this time.

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Cheers

JUNE 7, 2024

Chicago-based Puttshack , a tech-infused mini-golf concept, has launched a collaboration with Gin & Juice , the new line of ready-to-drink cocktails from Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre. Puttshack, which opened its first location in 2018, now has several units across London and the U.S., with ambitious plans for future expansion.

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Cheers

APRIL 1, 2024

African-made Procera Gin continues its focus on the terroir of Africa with the release of its Green Dot 2023 Vintage. Dried berries may be fine for other gins, but we are driven by a love of freshness and a respect for the complex flavors that only the ripest berries can provide. This is undoubtedly the best gin we’ve ever created.”

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Chilled Magazine

MAY 9, 2024

This experience sparked my interest in becoming a full-time bartender, so I worked my way up through the other two bars in the program and eventually became the head bartender at the Arnaud’s French 75 Bar in 2018.” Bestsellers like The Empress makes recurring appearances with subtle enhancements, fostering loyalty among repeat customers.

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VinePair

APRIL 5, 2024

The United Kingdom has a strong claim as the world’s gin capital. But in recent decades, a host of new exciting gin destinations have emerged, including the good old U.S.A. One pivotal player in the spirit’s stateside evolution: Aviation American Gin , a homegrown brand that found celebrity fame.

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Imbibe Magazine

MAY 12, 2024

Jaywalk Rye and Hana Makgeolli (see below) in the Rye & Rice cocktail, and the Commitment Martini (my personal fave) with Guilder’s Red Oolong gin , Sakura gin, and blanc vermouth.

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Imbibe Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2024

In 2018, Goods Produce opened the taphouse on the same property as their farm stand, with an enclosed bar for cold months, expansive beer garden, and multiple food trucks on site. Goods Local Brews “Bellingham is a beer town, with an exceptional amount of excellent microbreweries, so it’s hard to pick among them,” Donohue says.

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Chilled Magazine

JUNE 10, 2024

Since the inaugural show in 2018, Bar Convent Brooklyn has been a welcoming and collaborative environment that discusses and celebrates liquid culture. What sets Bar Convent Brooklyn apart from other industry events, and why do you think it’s important for professionals to attend from the beverage sector?

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VinePair

AUGUST 6, 2024

ZX Ventures, AB InBev’s growth and innovation unit, completed the initial purchase for an undisclosed amount in April 2018. Today, the site is widely regarded as the top whiskey retailer in the world, offering thousands of spirits across a handful of spirits categories including whiskey, rum, and gin.

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Australian Bartender

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

And to make this event even more exciting, the legendary sponsorship team from Hendrick’s Gin and Monkey Shoulder have arranged for an all-star line-up of former Bartenders of the Year to be slinging drinks on the night! Yep, that’s correct. Come along and have a legend of the industry serve up one of their award-winning drinks.

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Drinkhacker

JANUARY 10, 2024

Since they first started distilling in 2018, Asheville’s Eda Rhyne has built a portfolio of spirits unique among most craft distillers. Their first bottlings focused solely on amari instead of the more typical vodka and gin (although they got around to the latter eventually ). At the very least, it was more interesting to drink.

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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 13, 2025

I had the opportunity to be the opening beverage director at Valerie in 2018 and have been on 45th Street since. One standout is the Teeny Tini Trio, a flight of mini Martinis that pays homage to the neo-martini craze of the 1990s. Tell us about Madame George. How does the space and its atmosphere influence the cocktail creations?

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The Whiskey Wash

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Storm King Distilling is nestled in the Uncompahgre Valley in Western Colorado and distills a wide range of spirits including rye, agave blanco, gin, rum, and vodka. Specializing in whisky, vodka, and gin, the distillery sources local, organic ingredients, ensuring sustainability.

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The Whiskey Wash

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Additionally, we’ll examine the opening of The Cairn Distillery and a dedicated gin distillery. In 2018, the Gordon & MacPhail companys portfolio of bottlings was revised into five distinctive ranges, Connoisseurs Choice, Discovery, Distillery Labels, Private Collection, and Generations.

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VinePair

JUNE 28, 2024

And while some of the cocktails on this list feature carbonation, more basic cocktails like Vodka Sodas, Tequila Sodas, and Gin & Tonics were not included, nor were hard seltzers. This 26 percent ABV interpretation of the crushable gin cocktail delivers a wonderful mint aroma, which is balanced on the palate by lemon juice.

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Good Spirits News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

SRP $59.99) BAYAB PALM & PINEAPPLE GIN This South African flavored gin is made with Nigerian & Ghanian palm sap, South African pineapple, and baobab from Ghana & Zambia. The Dominican sugarcane used for the rum was harvested from Barceló’s own cane fields. Available February 13, 2024 nationally.

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VinePair

JUNE 12, 2024

The situation was similar in 2018, too, with low search volume from January to October and a brief spike around the holiday season. While Google searches for terms like “Port and tonic” and “white Port and tonic” remained nearly non-existent in 2018, consumers appeared much more ready to embrace another European aperitivo: the Aperol Spritz.

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Drinkhacker

JUNE 19, 2024

before turning to distilling in 2018 and opening the Potomac Distilling Company in DC’s riverside District Wharf neighborhood. Thrasher’s Green Spiced Rum – This is an unusual rum infused with botanicals intended to make it reminiscent of English gin, per the company.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The program’s take on the famously arduous Ramos Gin Fizz employs liquid-nitrogen-flash-frozen whipped cream to save head bartender Danny Reylock precious minutes and arm strength, cutting the drink’s shaking time from minutes to just seconds. “We This thesis is a humble one, but the cocktails it’s birthed are technical triumphs.

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Cheers

APRIL 2, 2024

Root Out root beer flavored whisky, launched in 2018, is based on a smooth Canadian blend aged four years in ex-bourbon American oak barrels that previously stored bourbon. Contact her at mdowling@epgmediallc.com , and read her recent pieces, 7 Beverage Alcohol Trends for 2024 and The Top Gin Trends in 2024.

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Bar Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Blended with pure Icelandic spring water and the finest botanicals, Martin Miller’s Gin is widely recognized as the world’s first ‘super premium’ gin. The post PARAGON BRANDS NAMED AS UK EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR FOR MARTIN MILLER’S GIN, LICOR 43, & VILLA MASSA appeared first on Bar Magazine.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

While the distillery was founded in 2014, it wasn’t until 2018 that the first whiskeys from the brand were released: Kentucky Straight Bourbon and Kentucky Straight Rye , both aged in toasted and charred new oak barrels. New Riff produces gin made from wild-foraged Kentucky botanicals.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 24, 2024

There were a total of 82 Platinum medal winners across all categories, including bourbon, whiskey, gin, vodka, and liqueurs. since 2018. The San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2024 In May 2024 the most recent SFWSC results were released. Blue Note Bourbon , based in Memphis, TN, has been owned by B.R Distilling Co.

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VinePair

JANUARY 7, 2024

Once restricted to a handful of botanical waters, alcohol-free options have expanded to include ready-to-drink (RTD) mocktails in large and small formats, convincing base “spirits” that mimic the profiles of traditional whiskey, gin, and apéritivos, and party-friendly formulas that offer a different kind of buzz. Agrestis Brooklyn-based St.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Prior to Clover Club, Reiner became the face of one of New York’s first high-volume craft cocktail bars when she and Fedroff, along with four other partners, founded The Flatiron Lounge (2003-2018). The bar’s cocktail menu, which prioritizes classics, undergoes two annual seasonal changes.

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The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 12, 2024

The distillery has so far released a wheated bourbon, a low rye bourbon, and London dry gin, and (of course) the Copper Sky Distillery Switch Rail Single Malt. Another relatively young whiskey brand, having been founded in 2018, Heaven’s Door is expected to officially open its distillery in Pleasureville in Spring 2024.

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Good Spirits News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Distilled in 2018 from the 2017 harvest, the whisky was matured for 5 years in a combination of 1st fill bourbon barrels and reused & recharred ex-bourbon barrels. It’s then “finnished” in OATH gin barrels, a brand owned by Finnish racing driver Valtteri Bottas. (SRP $59.99) Octomore 15.1

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VinePair

DECEMBER 26, 2023

While there’s no denying the artistic merits of a well-aged whiskey or the pristine botanical profile of your favorite gin , distilleries are now bringing that sense of creative expression to the forefront, with arts installations that serve as standalone attractions as much as the liquid being served. brand homes division.

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